Many innocent people are killed in The Crucible. Arthur Miller is the author of The Crucible, this play about the witch trials that take place in Salem, Massachusetts. This is the result of people in Salem falsely accusing other citizens. Some names that come up when talking about who is ultimately to blame for the deaths of those innocent Puritans during the witch hunt are, the Putnams, Reverend Parris, Governor Danforth, and Abigail Williams. Ann Putnam was focused on assigning blame to others for the death of her children. Once she saw people being accused, she quickly accused others of using witchcraft. Her husband, Thomas Putnam, also prompted his daughter to cry out and accuse people whose land he wanted to take. Reverend Parris often
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At the end of act three, Abigail accuses tituba Tituba of witchcraft. This is the first accusation in Salem. Shortly after this, many other citizens of Salem get accused of witchcraft. This is the beginning of the witch trials. If Abigail did not start this, then many innocent Puritans would not have died. Abigail accuses Tituba so to draw the focus toward Tituba and not her. She accuses Tituba because she knows that Tituba was in the forest with the other girls. She also knows that this accusation will be easy for the people to believe because Tituba is a slave who is outside of their community and is in a powerless position since she is a …show more content…
Her initiating the witch trials is a big reason why she should be the main person to blame. If this was not done by her, the witch trials may have never occurred. Her acting as if she sees the devil to back up her false accusations is another example of her lying to get what she wants. Her doing this makes sure the judges believe her accusations. Lastly, she accuses the innocent Elizabeth Proctor to try to get to John Proctor. She believes that Elizabeth is the only thing standing in the way of her and John being together, which is not true. All of these are reasons to why Abigail is the main person to blame for all of the deaths in the witch trials in Salem,
At the end of act three, Abigail accuses tituba Tituba of witchcraft. This is the first accusation in Salem. Shortly after this, many other citizens of Salem get accused of witchcraft. This is the beginning of the witch trials. If Abigail did not start this, then many innocent Puritans would not have died. Abigail accuses Tituba so to draw the focus toward Tituba and not her. She accuses Tituba because she knows that Tituba was in the forest with the other girls. She also knows that this accusation will be easy for the people to believe because Tituba is a slave who is outside of their community and is in a powerless position since she is a …show more content…
Her initiating the witch trials is a big reason why she should be the main person to blame. If this was not done by her, the witch trials may have never occurred. Her acting as if she sees the devil to back up her false accusations is another example of her lying to get what she wants. Her doing this makes sure the judges believe her accusations. Lastly, she accuses the innocent Elizabeth Proctor to try to get to John Proctor. She believes that Elizabeth is the only thing standing in the way of her and John being together, which is not true. All of these are reasons to why Abigail is the main person to blame for all of the deaths in the witch trials in Salem,